The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a “cohort” of eight companies to work out the implementation details of drone operations’ remote identification (RID) rules
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Perspecta Labs demonstrates long-distance ground to air LTE data communications for manned and unmanned systems
The applied research arm of Perspecta successfully demonstrated long-distance, high-bandwidth data streaming between a test aircraft and a fourth generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) ground
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AUVSI invites responses to measure FAA UAS waiver experience
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has tasked the independent organisations of Catalyst-Go and the Eno Center for Transportation with a research project
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Avinor makes official announcement of UTM contract with Frequentis
Norway’s air navigation service provider Avinor has officially announced the award of its UAS traffic management (UTM) contract with Frequentis (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/frequentis-and-altitude-angel-win-avinor-contract-to-supply-norway-with-a-nationwide-utm-system/). According to an Avinor
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DJI publishes robust rebuttal to the FAA’s NPRM on remote drone ID
Drone manufacturer DJI has issued a robust rebuttal to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposed rules on remote drone ID (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/commentary/us-utm-companies-like-the-faas-remote-id-proposal-but-will-need-to-write-new-business-plans/). According to a blog
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NASA announces results of UTM performance trials for data security, message latency and traffic volume capability
NASA has published its UAS Service Supplier Network Performance Results and Analysis from Flight Testing Multiple USS Providers in NASA’s TCL4 Demonstration report which has
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UK air accident safety investigator reports concerns around DJI Matrice 210 flights in rain
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation branch (AAIB) has published its January 2020 bulletin which contains details of the first investigations into Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that have
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Altitude Angel to provide lead UTM system to the African Drone Forum and Lake Kivu Challenge
Altitude Angel has been chosen as the lead and ‘umbrella’ UTM provider for the African Drone Forum and Lake Kivu Challenge 2020, which will take
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Regulator certifies skeye’s procedure for controllers to manage rogue drone incidents
Belgium’s air navigation service provider skeyes reports its procedure for dealing with rogue drone incidents has now been certified by the national regulator. “Air traffic
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Israel “will soon start trails of wide-ranging laser-based air defence system”
Numerous press reports say that Israel’s ministry of defence has developed a new laser-based air defence system called “Laser Sword” to be tested over coming
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